[Electric burns: epidemiological and therapeutic aspects].

Objectives: A retrospective study of patients with electrical burns was conducted to choose criteria for initial dispatching and establish a treatment protocol for out patient management.

Methods: The study included 67 patients injured by electrical current and admitted at Edouard Herriot Hospital Burns Unit between January 1st 1990 and January 1st 1993.

Results: Low-voltage currents (< 1000 Volts) responsible for serious and immediate cardio-vascular diseases occurred in domestic accidents, mostly with children.